Another great video today. These military spots are always interested to tour. Happy Father’s Day and have a cracking week ahead! ❤❤❤😊😊😊

@ExploringWithEmAndStu

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin, this explore wasn't even planned for our trip but we couldn't pass the opportunity by so hope we managed to pull it off ok. Hope you've had a great weekend 😊

That was a cool spot.i always enjoy seeing/ learning about these historic locations.

@ExploringWithEmAndStu

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, we really didn't realise there were still so many interesting bits to find along there.. well worth a visit. Thanks for watching 👍😊

another good one keep em coming looking forward to the next one as always

@ExploringWithEmAndStu

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen, always appreciate you taking the time to watch and for your lovely comments 😀

Great history information from you both as always. Thank you.

@ExploringWithEmAndStu

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sue, very much appreciated as always 👍😊

We lived in Gillingham and my mum was a Navy officer based in Chatham and every now and again, when I was a kid, I remember her having to go off for the weekend to do 'special ops' in HMS Wildfire. Although I spent a lot of time in and around the dockyard and on ships in my younger days I never got to go into Wildfire … it was all a bit hush, hush! However … as I commented in one of your other Chatham vids in the mid-eighties me and my mates used to play in those underground tunnels under the Lines and we'd discovered a set of stairs (like the ones you found) behind what used to be the old NAAFI stores along the Sally Port Gardens in Brompton (see link below). We used to call them the 'hundred and one' because that's how many steps down there were to get to the pitch black tunnels on the lower level. Blimey, how we use to try to scare the s**t out of each other! That wooded area is all gone now and covered over with that housing estate called Singapore Drive etc. I have had fun watching your other films and here's looking forward to some more … all the best. www.google.com/maps/place/Gillingham,+UK/@51.3872848,0.5343954,564m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x47d8cd0817b9b8dd:0xe439f2523e4d992b!8m2!3d51.386322!4d0.551438!16zL20vMDFueGsz?entry=ttu

@ExploringWithEmAndStu

Жыл бұрын

I can only imagine how much history is now buried or hidden underneath that area, like I think i said before it must have been a fascinating place to explore back in the day. Shame the Wildfire rooms are not preserved and open for the public to visit, from what I've heard they are amazing! We'd love to get the opportunity to return back down this way and explore abit more when we can, I'm sure there's still so much to find. Thanks for watching and commenting, always appreciated 👍😊

The main entrance to wildfire was a building just across from the red guard hut. Back in the late 80s early 90s we use to get in through the toilet windows and explore the tunnels. The building got flattened and sadly main entrance tunnel backfilled. There are vent shafts but i could never locate those...there were also 2 massive wooden communication towers but sadly they got taken down to.

@ExploringWithEmAndStu

6 ай бұрын

Oh really, we'd have loved to get in there for a look back in the day, sad it got vandalised so they had to seal it properly.. we did look for any signs of ventilation but didn't see anything obvious.. I'm guessing there is still some way into it somewhere but no doubt its very well protected these days.. thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 👍🙂

I used to get in that wildfire bunker when I was a kid when the navy moved out in the early eighties there used to be a door at the side of the road behind a fence where the college is now a little brick hut with a big blue metal door that was left unlocked for the first couple of years we used to jump thru the fence pull the door open and be staring down a big concrete tunnel into the darkness ha ha good days out they were playing in the woods when your fifteen sometimes you find some good shit lol I’m so glad I went in one of the best memories of my life I think I just found another art of more command in the middle of Chatham

@ExploringWithEmAndStu

5 ай бұрын

So much history hidden in Chatham.. would have loved to have seen inside the bunker complex back in the day, I believe there's a couple of old videos on KZread from when it's been open but it doesn't look like anyone will get to see it again any time soon.. Thanks for watching and sorry the the late reply 😊👍

Love the detail you put into this, film editing and quality has come along way, I’ll bump into you one day on an explore, very interesting place😊😂 - AJS

@ExploringWithEmAndStu

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam, we are always trying to make improvements to the way we film and edit our videos so glad the hard work is being noticed.. We often bump into people who watch our videos so wouldn't be surprised.. Maybe we'll have to make a plan for it to happen one day if you're up for it! 😀👍

@ACSferrari

Жыл бұрын

@@ExploringWithEmAndStu I’ve been around since 100 followers so it’s like I already know you 😂😂

There's access through an air duct

@ExploringWithEmAndStu

Жыл бұрын

Oh really, I'd imagine they couldn't have completed sealed it up for safety reasons at least.. 🤔